Re: How did people hold their pens?

Merci for the interesting information. Sometimes, it is the little things that make all the difference!! Adieu, Mme du Pont Stayner de silk Chateau du Merry

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, Jul 9, 2012

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Merci for the interesting information. Sometimes, it is the 'little things' that make all the difference!!

Adieu,
Mme du Pont
Stayner de silk
Chateau du Merry Swan

--- In Authentic_SCA@yahoogroups.com, Ylaire Sainte Claire <ylairesainteclaire@...> wrote:
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> Actually, this is a knife. This knife is held against the vellum while writing. A Pennsic, stop by guild Mirandola and talk to Ranthufr (Randy Asplund) about holding the pen and knife. He actually uses period tools, made by himself, and period grips. http://www.randyasplund.com/ his web page. A link of him holding both the pen and the knife. I believe the knife helps to hold the paper still without making smudges of oils (oils that could keep the ink from laying right) and to use as a guide of where to put the letter (like a kindergartner using a pointer finger on a line of text they are concentrating on writing). http://www.randyasplund.com/pages/article/schiff1.html
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> He is an excellent source of information on authentic scribal tools, methods, paints, everything. He usually teaches a class or two at Pennsic in the Guild Mirandola tent. Also, there is an SCA Scribes and Illuminators yahoogroup where you might find others knowledgable on this subject.
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> Shire of Sylvan Glen, Ãthelmearc
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